Grocer&#39;s bin.



W. B. TIMMONS.

GROCERS BIN.

APPLICATloN man JuLY 8. 1914.

' l 1 50 ,3 l 7 Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

.WILLIAM-3. Trini/ions, ci:1 rnnNroN, MISSOURI.

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Application led'ulyis, 19M. Serial No. 849,779.

T0cz/,ZZ1li/mnirlrncrg/concern.'V Be it known that LWILLIAM B, TIMMoNs,a citizen of'lthe'United States-,residing at Trenton, in the county of'Grundy and State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and usefulImprovements in Grocers Bins,` of which the following isfaspecificatiomref# erence being hadto the accompanying draw.- ings.

This invention relates to an improved grocers bin for containingpotatoes,` apples,

and like commodities, and has for itsg prie' mary object to produce-adevice of this character which is strong and durable laits construction,highly serviceable and convenient in practical use and may be producedat;V

small manufacturing cost. 4 i Y VThe invention has for another and morespecific objectto provide a bin of the above character including a basehaving a wide open' end and provided with means for di-. recting lthecontents ofthe bin toward the open end thereof and a hopper or containerremovably mounted upon` the rear end of said bin.

lVith the above andl other objects in view, the invention'consists inlnovel features-.of construction, combination and arrangmentof parts aswill be hereinafter referred. to and more particularly pointedn out in.the specification and. claims.

. For a full understanding of theinvention, reference'is toV be had to;the following description and accompanying drawing, in. which.-` Y

Figure 1` is a side elevation of a grocers bin constructed in accordancewiththe preferred embodiment of my inventiongvFig.` 2

is a front elevationthereof; Fig. Sis a vertical section; andpFig. l isasectiontaken.

on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring in detail to the drawing, designates the opposite side wallsof thehbase portion of my improved: bin. This base structure ispreferably` bottoniless and is adapted to be arranged upon the floor orother suitable support whichwill constitute the bottom of the bin. Theseside walls are.

connected at one of their ends by an upstanding rear wall 7 and at theirforward ends by a forwardly and upwardly inclined front wall 8. Thislatter wall is preferably spaced slightly from the forward edges of Ithe side walls 5. Metal angle bars indicated at 9 are securedto theforwardly projecting f ends of the side walls, the inwardly extend-Specicationof Letters'atent.'

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ing-flanges-Qf'thereof acting to support and bracethe inclined frontwall. The upper edgesof the side walls5 atV their forward ends aredownwardly. inclined as shown at 10- and theupper edge of thefront wall8 is disposed below the plane of the upper rear edges of the side walls5 and the upper edgeof the rear wall 7.- n the rear end of this baseportion of the bin, an obliquely inclined directing board 11 isarranged, said board being disposed at a reverse inclina tion tothefront wall 8 and adapted to direct the-contents of the bin into theforward end portion of the base from which they mayybe easily removed.

12 indicatesithe hopper or container which isfmountedupon the rear endof the base portion of the bin. This container is constructed ofthesolidside and rear walls 13 and let' respectively, and is provided witha front wall consisting of `a plurality of spaced verticalbars or slats15. To the upper and lower ends of these. bars, as well asrthe rear andksidewalls of the container, the cleats 16 are secured and at the cornersofthe container, the angular metal reinforcing straps 17 are securelybolted, the bolts indicated at 18 extending through the wallsof thecontainer. The rear wall 14 of the hopper or container projects belowthe front and side walls thereof as shown at19. This downwardlyprojecting portion walls rest upon. the upper edgesof the base walls. Y

Upon the vertical `slats constituting the front wallof the container andimmediately above the cleats 16 a suitable shelf 20 ishinged at one ofits ends as shown at 21. The other end of this shelf is provided in itsbottom. face with a, notch or recess 22 to receive the front end of a.supporting bar 23, which is hinged at its other end as at 24; upon thelower edge of the cleat 16. When the shelf 2O is disposed in itshorizontal position as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the innerendthereof is supported upon the upper edge of the cleat 16, while theouter end is supported by means of the bar 23.

Having above described the several structural features of my improvedgrocerys bin, its several advantages in practical use will of the bin bysimply drawing or sliding the container forwardly upon the lrear upperedge portions of the side walls 5. The potatoes or other commoditiescontained inthe bin or hopper 12 are directed forwardly to the frontopen end of the receiving base by the inclined wall 11. The measure orother receptacle to receive the potatoes may be conveniently placed uponthe shelf 20, while Ythe forwardly projecting wideopen end of Y thebasepermits of easy access to the contents thereof. It will thus be seenthat I have provided a very desirable bin construction, and one which isof great service and convenience in practical use. p

It may be ascertained when' the hopper or container 12 needsreplenishing, as the contents thereof areV visible through the spacesbetween the front vertical slats or bars 15.

The container may, of course, be constructed in various sizes inaccordance with the capacity desired, and owing to the sec` tionalconstruction of the bin, the same may be compactly stored when not inuse.

' It will further be appreciated that in view ofthe very simpleconstruction of my invention, the same is very strong and durable andmay beproduced at comparatively small manufacturing cost.

Thilo I have above described the pre? feried'forni, construction, andarrangement of the several elementsV employed, it will be understoodthat the device is, nevertheless, susceptible of considerablemodification therein, and I therefore reserve the privilege of resortingto all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within thespirit and scope of the `invention as claimed.

" lllhat isclaimed is: 1. A bin of the character described including abase structure having vertical side walls, a rear vertical wall, and aforwardly' and upwardly inclined front wall secured between 'said sidewalls, v'an obliquely` inclined wall'arranged between the rear ends ofthe sidewalls to direct theV contents of said base structure forwardly,and acon-V tainer removably mounted upon they rear" upper edges of theside wallsv and lhaving an extension formed upon one'of its wallsdepending below the lower edges ofthe `re-V maining walls of saidcontainer and restingV the base structure 1in oneV direction, and asupplementarysupportV fixed in *theV rear endofthe base structure tosustain a portion of the weight of said container.

3. A bin of the character described in-` cluding a base structure havingvertical side walls, a rear vertical wall, and a forwardly and upwardlyinclined front wall having its upper edge disposed below the upperedgeof said rea-r vertical wall, 'an obliquely inclined directing wallsecured between the side walls of said base'structur'e and engaged atits upper Vedge with said rear wall at a point below the upper edge ofthe latter, and a container removably mounted upon the upper edges ofsaid side andrear walls of the base structure, the rear wall of saidcontainer having aV depending portion to extend downwardly upon theinner face of the rear wall of said base and rest upon the upper edgeofthe inclined'directingwall, the for-v ward end of the base structurebeing open at its top whereby said container inay be movedlongitudinally upon the side walls Vof thev base in a forwarddirectionand removed therefrom.

' In testimony whereof I hereuntoallix my;

signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnessesz- W. C. WILLIAMSON, A. N. Prossim.

Copies Vof this patent may be obtained for five -cents each, byaddressingvtlie Villlominis'soiiery of. Patents, Washington, D. C, v v

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